Synonyms for Filibuster
ˈfɪl əˌbʌs tərfil·i·buster

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1. filibuster, filibusterernoun

   a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes

   Synonyms:
   filibuster, filibusterer

2. filibusterverb

   (law) a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches

   Synonyms:
   filibusterer

3. filibusterverb

   obstruct deliberately by delaying

Matched Categories

1. • Block
   • Delayer
   • Legislation
   • Legislator

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1. filibusternoun

   Synonyms:
   [Modern.] pirate, freebooter, buccaneer, sea-robber, sea-rover, lawless adventurer

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1. List of paraphrases for "filibuster":

   obstruction

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1. Jason Snead:

   There’s been a lot of really heated rhetoric that, I think, has been designed to distract from what is really going on in state election reform and to build pressure to get rid of the filibuster, fundamentally change the way the Senate operates, that’s what this speech is going to be about. That’s what this entire week is going to be about, in a lot of respect.

2. Joe Biden:

   If the only thing standing between getting voting rights legislation passed and not getting passed is the filibuster, I support making the exception of voting rights for the filibuster.

3. Mitch McConnell:

   The reason the Democrats want to get rid of the filibuster is they want to admit two new states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, and pack the Supreme Court and fundamentally change the structure of America forever, the filibuster prevents extremism … and I admire and respect Senator Kyrsten Sinema and Senator Manchin for saying Senator Sinema and Senator Manchin are not changing it.

4. New York:

   If the question is, do people really care about the filibuster ? I think the answer is probably no, but what people care about is solutions. People care about a government that addresses our problems. And unfortunately, we have a government unwilling to work together.

5. Joe Manchin:

   Those are the points I have been making for an awful long time, we need changes to make the Senate work better. Not (by) getting rid of the filibuster.